Dual-interface cards deliver on promise of flexibility
With both contact and contactless on board, the cards are finding favor with a host of global issuers
Contactless 2.0: Latest generation chips are bigger, faster
Biometrics, new apps require more memory and faster data transfer
Episode 154: John McAfee backs authentication key
Evaluating card durability
Industry standard test procedures help issuers achieve the ultimate ’10-year credential'
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19 Jan, 2012Privacy: Protecting personal details
Jerome Becquart, Chair of the GlobalPlatform Government Task Force, and Eric Le Saint, Chair of the GlobalPlatform Systems Committee With more and more transaction and interaction becoming electronic, privacy concerns are on the increase. This is especially true in the context of government-to-citizen and government-to-employee transactions. The emergence of contactless technology as the preferred interface […]
18 Jan, 2012Delhi Metro plans for cashless recharge on metro cards
The Delhi Metro is in the process of acquiring new automatic fare collection gates that will enable passengers to recharge their metro cards without paying cash, according to TruthDive.com. Under the current scheme, metro cards can be purchased or recharged only by paying cash at individual counters, machines or customer care centers located within the […]
18 Jan, 2012Visa: U.S. EMV doesn’t mean chip and PIN
EMV in the U.S. won’t be chip and PIN but instead a new technology that takes advantage of the online infrastructure available in the U.S., according to Stephanie Ericksen, head of Authentication Product Integration at Visa USA. In the U.S. payment transactions are authorized in real time. In other countries this connectivity doesn’t exist which […]
18 Jan, 2012Sparkasse issues 1.3 million contactless bank cards
German bank, Sparkasse will pilot contactless payments for its bank credit card users, reports Venture Village. Locations in Hannover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg will be some of the first for the trial, which begins in April. More than 1.3 million customers will receive the new bank cards complete with contactless functionality. Using the new cards, bank […]
18 Jan, 2012ARTS and EPASOrg develop protocol to support new payment technologies
In Europe, the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg has developed a new global standard to help accommodate changes in new payment technologies, according to SupermarketNews.com “The ‘ARTS-EPAS Retailer Payment Protocol’ standard was developed to help exchange data between payment terminals and support emerging payment forms such as mobile payments, EMV chips, contactless […]
18 Jan, 2012Superdrug launches contactless payment at more than 50 stores
Superdrug, one of Britain’s largest beauty and health retailers, has introduced contactless payment for its in-store customers, according to Retail Gazette. Created by Streamline and Visa Europe, the contactless system will enable customers to make payments of up to £15 (approx. USD $23) by simply waving their contactless bank card at the more than 50 […]
17 Jan, 2012Easier, better identity on the horizon
By Jon Callas, CTO, Entrust One of the most exciting things that will happen in the next year or two is the confluence of a few major trends. It’s exciting because, together, they promise to make security and identity better and more manageable than it has been in the past. Before I start, let me […]
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